THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 9 OCTOBER 1967

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c.0 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015/07/24 : CIA-RDP79T00936A005500060001-0 The President's Daily Brief ?7'-q?-?Stf.gaet_. 9 October 1967 23 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015/07/24 : CIA-RDP79T00936A005500060001-0 50X1 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015/07/24 : CIA-RDP79T00936A005500060001-0 50X1 DAILY BRIEF 9 OCTOBER 1967 1. South Vietnam 2. Philippines 3. Hong Kong Relations between Thieu and Ky have improved considerably, and the two are getting on with the business of planning their new government. They apparently have agreed on a Ky prot?, Nguyen Van Loc, as prime minister, and they are considering a major revamping of the revolutionary development program which would include abolishing the ministry itself and transferring its functions to a special staff in the president's office. The militant Buddhists called off a scheduled protest march yesterday when it became apparent that the govern- ment would move forcefully to back up its prohibition of illegal demonstra- tions. A letter from Thieu, portrayed by the Buddhists as "conciliatory," pro- vided a face-saving way to postpone the march. Chances for keeping the Philippine Civic Action Group in Vietnam are im- proving. A bill to provide the neces- sary funds will come up in the January session of Congress/ Tuesday is the big Nationalist Chipa holiday celebrating the anniversary of Sun Yat-sen's 1911 revolution. Nation- alists in Hong Kong are planning more festivities than usual, and authorities in the colony are somewhat concerned that groups of more militant Communists may make trouble. 50X1 50X1 50X1 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015/07/24 : CIA-RDP79T00936A005500060001-0 50X1 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015/07/24 : CIA-RDP79T00936A0055000600010 xi 4. Jordan - Soviet Union 50X1 50X1 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015/07/24 : CIA-RDP79T00936A005500060001-0 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015/07/24 : CIA-RDP79T00936A005500060001-0 5. Soviet Union The Soviets are working on a new 6. Hungary naval ballistic missile. 50X1 50X1 50X1 There has been some progress in arranging for the departure of Cardinal Mindszenty as a result of negotiations ?between the Vatican and the Hungarian Government, ?The Hungarians are willing to let' the Cardinal go in peace if he will prom- ise not to make antiregime statements once he is in the West and if he will re- nounce-all rights over his diocese. The Cardinal has agreed to the first of these conditions, but so far is refusing to re- nounce his diocese. The Vatican represen- tative who saw Mindszenty in Budapest on 5 October believes he can persuade the Cardinal to accept this point too. ,The Cardinal, meanwhile, still in- sists-he will walk out the door of the US Embassy when Ambassador Hillenbrand, arrives. The ambassador's arrival is tentatively scheduled for 10 October. a Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015/07/24 : CIA-RDP79T00936A005500060001-0 50X1 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015/07/24 : CIA-RDP79T00936A005500060001-0 Top Secret Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015/07/24 : CIA-RDP79T00936A005500060001-0 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015/07/24 : CIA-RDP79T00936A005500060001-0 "TOP SECRET: SPECIAL DAILY REPORT ON NORTH VIETNAM FOR THE PRES I DENT'S EYES ONLY TOP SECRET 50X1 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015/07/24 : CIA-RDP79T00936A005500060001-0 2 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015/07/24 : CIA-RDP79T00936A005500060001-0 50X1 Special Daily Report on North Vietnam for the President's Eyes Only* 9 October 1967 I. NOTES ON THE SITUATION More Bloc Aid: Hanoi announced that on 6 Octo- ber agreements had been signed in Budapest on Hungary's economic and military aid to North Viet- nam. The announcement did not specify the types of 'material the North Vietnamese would receive. . Seven other Communist countries, including the Soviet Union and Communist China, have recently signed new aid and trade agreements with Hanoi. 50X1 50X1 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015/07/24 : CIA-RDP79T00936A005500060001-0 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015/07/24 : CIA-RDP79T00936A005500060001-0 -2- 50X1 50X1 50X1 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015/07/24 : CIA-RDP79T00936A005500060001-0 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015/07/24 : CIA-RDP79T00936A005500060001-0 II. NORTH VIETNAMESE REFLECTIONS OF US POLITICAL ATTITUDES TOWARD THE WAR Viet Cony on Antiwar Sentiment in 11S "Resolution 13"--the document describing Viet Cong military, economic, and political goals, this res- olution also discusses antiwar sentiment in the US. -3- 50X1 50X1 50X1 50X1 ? 50X1 50X1 50X1 50X1 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015/07/24 : CIA-RDP79T00936A005500060001-0 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015/07/24 : CIA-RDP79T00936A005500060001-0 ? The resolution also states, as a matter of Viet Cong policy, that the longer the war goes on, the stronger the US doves will become. The Viet Cong therefore say they are inclined to fight at least until the 1968 election, which they feel President Johnson will lose to a dove candidate. This line almost certainly is not an accurate reflection of Vietnamese Communist capabilities to ex- ploit the US protest movement, or of their expecta- tions from it. The Viet Cong and the North Vietnamese use evidence of antiwar sentiment in the US mainly as a propaganda device aimed at boosting the morale of their people. In private they have shown a more realistic understanding of the character and depth of the US opposition. Hanoi on War Protests in the US: In a broadcast to a domestic audience on 4 October, Hanoi radio rounds up a series of reports from the US concerning protests against the war. The broadcast takes note of the demonstration planned for Washington on 21 October and quotes Mrs. Dagmar Wilson of the "Women's Strike for Peace" as predicting that American mothers will voice their protest against sending their sons to fight in Vietnam. The broadcast also claims that the recent confer- ence of "Businessmen for Peace in Vietnam" condemned the "aggressive policy of the Johnson clique" and de- manded an end to the war. It also cites a resolution of 21 American bishops opposing the war, the sixth national congress of the "Women's Strike for Peace," and the actions of indi- viduals refusing induction into military service as examples of the antiwar effort in the United States. 50X1 -4- Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015/07/24 : CIA-RDP79T00936A005500060001-0 50X1 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015/07/24 : CIA-RDP79T00936A005500060001-0 TOP, SECRET TOP SECRET Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015/07/24 : CIA-RDP79T00936A005500060001-0